Type 2 diabetes and the risk of incident hearing loss.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been implicated as a risk factor for hearing loss, with possible mechanisms including microvascular disease, acoustic neuropathy or oxidative stress. A few small studies have examined the longitudinal association between type 2 diabetes and hearing loss, but larger studies are needed. Our objective was to examine whether type 2 diabetes (including diabetes duration) is associated with incident hearing loss in two prospective cohorts: Nurses' Health Studies (NHS) I and II.

Methods

We conducted a longitudinal study of 139,909 women to examine the relationship between type 2 diabetes and the risk of self-reported incident hearing loss. A physician-diagnosis of diabetes was ascertained from biennial questionnaires. The primary outcome

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494103 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature